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The Game:
The first place Mets (76-61) begin a three-game series against the Wild Card leading Brewers (80-56) today at Miller Park in Milwaukee, starting at 2:05 pm.
The Lineup:
- SS Jose Reyes
- LF Daniel Murphy
- 3B David Wright
- 1B Carlos Delgado
- CF Carlos Beltran
- RF Ryan Church
- 2B Damion Easley
- C Brian Schneider
- P Johan Santana
The Pitchers:
LHP Johan Santana (12-7, 2.70 ERA) starts for the Mets.
RHP Ben Sheets (12-7, 3.05 ERA) starts for the Brewers.
How To Catch It:
Today’s game can be seen locally on SNY and heard on WFAN.
The Bleachers:
For a live chat, head over to The Hot Foot Bleachers.
…enjoy, and as always, Let’s Go Mets…
Murph in the two-hole. Nice.
LETS GO METS!!!
step up!
Obviously a huge game with a couple of aces goin head to head.. Very important series considering Philly is playing the gNats..
Counting on you Johan to out pitch Sheets here.
Let’s Go Mets !
What the hell was the pint of calling up 10 people. All we needed were Niese, Parnell, Rincon, Reyes, and Argenis. Screw Molina, Martinez, and Muniz.
Can’t argue with having a third catcher.
it would be really nice to see parnell pitch today. I haven’t seen him, but would love to see him get into a game. Maybe they will use him better than they did kunz.
Also, molina is here because he was already on the 40 man roster and a third catcher isn’t a bad thing when you have all these players now, just to spell schnieder and cancel in blowout games.
LETS GO METS!!!!!
Got to love this lineup. Murphy or Church at the two spot is fine by me.
It also speaks volumes about Gimpy McSlappy that Sheets is right-handed, and Manuel has scrapped the Gimpy/Easley platoon, at least for today.
I’m betting Gimps #1 fan will rail about it sometime during the broadcast.
easley’s slugging percentage is barely higher than castillo’s, and he has a lower OPS+.
but if you want to think of damion easley as our chase utley, go ahead. i’ll be over here laughing at you.
I’ve not been a big Castillo fan, but he looks a lot better, and he came through in a HUGE spot the other night — he doesn’t get that hit, we lose. I love Easley, but I don’t think his production is such that he should get appearances that Castillo should have. If Castillo really has been playing poorly due mostly to injury, we are only well-served to let him get his legs under him (so to speak) before the playoffs.
You sur eare totally ignorant and one lousy Met fan. You’re own guy is sore, his manager saw him limping so sat him, and you relish in it. Go get run over by a car so we can relish in your pain.
is it me or does it seem like everytime we play a tough series the phillies are playing the nats.
At least we don’t see CC
what exactly is in the pink backpack and why do they need to lug it back to the bullpen everyday? and also is it just me or does jose reyes look like a lunatic in his picture?
The pink bag is like a rookiw hazing for the most junior guy in the pen. He has to carry it back and forth every day. Its filled with candy and other junk.
gotcha thanks…bullpen pitchers must be the most bored people on earth
First game of September….let’s go.
nicee jose
nice hustle…is jose okay? please be okay jose
Nice way to start the game, Jose.
Those headfirst slides are so dangerous.
Man, PLEASE don’t be hurt, Jose.
GET UP!!
holy jeez that was turrible
Bah. Got a lefty up. No need to bunt.
In fact, let’s just modify that a little. No need to bunt, unless you’re a pitcher. Or Castillo.
guess he’s okay.
Ugh, bunting in that situation is dumb.
Damn
Crap. Waste of a double on those last two plays.
sh!t.
these aren’t the marlins or the braves guys…this team can actually play baseball…hopefully that’s the last of the stupid plays there
Just giving away outs.
wow, word for word, beat me to it
just giving away outs
Great way to start a big series, with two bone-headed plays.
This actually may be a good thing…when we don’t score runs in the first it seems like theres a better chance of us actually scoring some runs later in the game
I don’t like the call but neither happen if Murphy can get the bunt down.
runs are at a premium in this game, that is just unacceptable.
new worst sny commercial ever…bob’s furniture
Leadoff double all for what?
Stiff neck?
I’m feeling a big game for Church today
quite possibly the ugliest play of the year…wow
nice way to start the game murph
Murphy, LOL.
Nice first day of September for Muprhy. Get it together kid.
I can’t really be pissed at Murphy. I mean, he played that alright, slowed down to play the carom, and just slipped.
I will be pissed at him for that bunt, though.
How important is it to win today’s game?
In the Met’s “wisdom” they have Niese throwing his first major League start tomorrow against one of the best offenses in the NL against lefties in the heat of a late-season pennant race.
that was a great piece of hitting by braun…good pitch by johan
Johan HAS to,…I repeat, HAS TO, keep the Brewers to 1 run in this inning.
Come on Johan, step up.
johan has to reincorporate the slider into his repertoire
Come on Johan. Geez. Get it together!
I just don’t see the Mets getting runs off of Sheets, and Johan may have to throw 115+ pitches today.
thats the diffence between us and them they capitalize and we…..get caught stealing blah!!
Not true. The Mets have capitalized on other teams mistakes many times. You do realize that the Mets have the most 1st inning runs of any team in baseball and are in first.
Nice K. wow – Fielder is one big dude.
the crazy thing is he’s actually smaller this year…the dude became a vegetarian over the offseason
lol – yeah, I heard some joke about that in the first half of the season. Fans wanted him to go back to eating hamburgers b/c his HR production is down.
This could be a preview of the NLDS…or maybe not if the Mets bullpen keeps coughing up leads.
huge k…nice
Big K
Good Job Johan!
Now let’s stop with the AA antics on the field and plate that they showed in the first inning.
OK now lets get that run back
I can’t believe I am saying this but I think today with Santana starting I would have rather have had Endy in LF and batting 2nd. Chances are we are up 1-0 instead of down.
1 run…not insurmountable…cmon offense
nice hit
wow…cohen is hammering ned yost over the no hitter issue
see what happens when he starts throwing the slider
sun and wind seem to be a factor out there as well, might be a loong day for murphy.. he totally embara ssed himself in the first, although it looked like he made a decent throw to wright.. hopefully his arm is better than his glove/range
Struck out the side there. Nice, Johan.
Time for some runs, guys.
I can’t think of a better test. If we can play with the Brewers I think we have as good as a shot as anyone to make it to the WS..
the numbers heading into this series are ominous: santana not good at miller park (last time lost to TOMO OHKA!!), and Brewers are the best team in MLB against lefty starters (of which, of course, we’ll be throwing 3, including a rookie in his first ml start)
I like Johan.
But I was skeptical about all that “he’s a good athlete, he wants to hit” stuff. And it looks like he can’t really hit.
Oh well. Not exactly a big deal.
5 pitches…cmon guys
how easy was that inning? 5 pitches?
i think if we go into the phillies series this weekend only down 1 then it won’t all be bad
Terrible inning by our offense. 5 pitches. Makin’ it easy on Sheets there…
nice k…5 so far
and as the brewers announcers mentioned, i dont understand easley today. mind well, i’ve been among the castillo skeptics, but he’s a switch hitter and is one of the only players on our roster to have decent numbers vs. sheets (together with Chavez, who as noted above, might have been a good fit today, both at the plate and in the field). for a guy who is so by-the-book, manuel-manual sure made some strange choices today…
Did not want both today. I am guessing that Castillo was just given the day off after playing yesterday. Also, someone mentioned that he was limping?
limping? what’s new…
Freakin hate Ryan Braun
What’s happened to ” Work-The-Count” Murphy?…2 pitches…2 outs…c’mon guys!
pitchers are getting his number: murphy has been seeing a lot of early strikes, so he’s had to change his approach- the results? well…
Prob. part of Murphy’s adjustment. He was so patient that pitchers were starting to throw get it in strikes early in the count. Now he has to come up aggressive.
tough play…no choice really, if he doesn’t chage it the runner’s safe, if he charges he risks the bad hop
Ryan Braun is definitely a future MVP if not this year.
OK, 3-4-5 hitters comin’ up. Let’s get some offense goin’ !
at least make Sheets work he’s on pace to go 9 if we don’t make it harder.
where is this offense?
damn, sheets is toying with this lineup… remember guys: you DIDN’T score in the first today!!!
damn
sigh…maybe this will be one of those bottom-of-the-order does damage games…
Too bad we didn’t get a run in in the 1st, and I’m not mad at Jose (maybe a little at Daniel). His aggressive play has served us well. Kendall makes a perfect throw and you just have to tip the proverbial cap…
Don’t blame Reyes. Was trying to be aggressive and set up an easy early run. Murphy’s pop up bunt was what ruin the inning. No need to bunt there. You can pull a groundball and accomplish the same thing. Poor decision by Murphy, don’t believe it was called by the bench, and it forced Reyes to try and still third.
Where the hell is Tatis when you need him?
Actually Endy would have been best today. I can’t stand him but with Santana pitching and Sheets on the mound it would have been better to have Endy 2nd behind Reyes. Right now the score very well could have been 1-0 Mets.
Hate to say this but this game has all the earmarks of a 3-0 type loss. If you don’t get to a pitcher like Sheets early, he settles in and it gets to be a game of catch with him. Seaver was the same way.
Nah, We’ll scratch a couple out before it’s over. The key is for Johan and (shudder) the pen to hold the damage to just the 1 run…
I hope you are Sheet’s agent. He throws 4 shutout innings against the Mets and he is now Tom Seaver, LOL.
All good pitchers are that way, including your very own Santana.
I’m not saying he’s Tom Seaver. I’m saying that Seaver was that type of pitcher. You had to get to Seaver early before he settled in a groove because once he did, it just became a game of catch to him.
So was Tom Glavine. Point is why Seaver? Almost every good pitcher is that way. Ask a guy like Brandon Webb.
First name that came to mind. If I’d said someone like Mike Caldwell would’ve had made you happier?
Gotta expect Mets fans to be picky when it comes to our best pitcher of all time.
LOL, I was thinking along the same lines , but mine went, ” Tom Seaver was a freind of mine, and you, Mr Sheets, are no Tom Seaver!”…:)
The Brewers can’t score another run if the Mets want to win it. So far it looks as if the Mets can’t get anything on Sheets. Sheets is looking dominant so far so 1 run maybe the only run in this game.
great lookin k
Just turned on the game…Santana looks amazing.Is sheets pitching well or is this our normal nap time?
sheets looks good, no k’s though, but the mets are putting everything into play
time for church to do something
come on at least make sheets throw more than 3 pitches?
Utley is such a plate crowder, he gets hit everyday and he never moves, the umps should stop giving him a free base everytime.
Not only are the Mets not doing anything they are not working the count. Sheets only has 60 pitches through 5 innings.
51 pitches through 5? sheets can go 19 today
Is anyone getting just a LITTLE bit bored?
Do the Mets even have a game plan? Or is their game plan to give Sheets help with his pitch count?
wow unbelievable
wow sheets must be something right, but the mets bats sure look awful. all he’s doing is throw strikes, nothing too impressive, doesn’t even have his velocity, and the mets cant get a goddamn hit.
YES BEN SHEETS IS GONE
wow – Sheets out.
Injured!
Take that.
theyre making this really tough on sheets.
oh snap. forgive me I;m watching on gameday
sheets is the softest player in mlb history
A huge break for the Mets. Sheets is out of the game, probably due to a health issue.
They HAVE to take advantage.
Carl Pavano disagrees with you.
WTF? They’re taking out Sheets. Ned Yost is a freakin retard. lol
Oh C’mon, Yost couldn’t possibly have decided to pull Sheets after 54 pitches. It’s got to be an injury situation. Never root for injury, but let’s hope the Mets can take advantage…
Wait! Let me amend that “never root for injury” comment. I hope Pat Burrell’s d**k falls off! And the rest of the Phils, too.
SWEEET! sheets is comin out!!!
Awesome.
Ah, who mentioned the game plan? Maybe it was to hit his fastball and he did not throw one.
But after the first time thru the lineup, did it not become apparent to the team that they should adjust their approach and begin to work the count better?
I think it just killed their timing to see Sheets up there throwing all off speed pitches for strikes.
Maybe Sheets has a 55 pitch count
Yesssssss!, sheets is out!
Sheets out!
good to see sheets out,lets get alittle something going.
he retired 10 in a row,ive seen that alot against the mets this year
Not the Mets have absolutely no excuse to lose this ball game because Sheets is no longer in the game.
so sheets is still sitting in the dugout? I would think he’d be with the trainer.
This umpire has the smallest strikezone I’ve ever seen
santana has been so great for us,he deserves better then this.
Better than what? A first place team? Who cares about wins? He is not competing for a contract or money he is taken care of.
come on santana give us at least 2 more scoreless innings.
walk Braun. Go after lefty Fielder…
Or better yet, just strike him out!
I stand corrected. Johan, you the MAN!!!
I don’t care what anyone says, Johan is worth every player traded and every penny paid.
Santana has been excellent today. I hope we can squeeze 2 more out of him.
Now time to get to Sheets.
Whoa, didn’t realize Sheets was gone.
alright time to WIN.
If we’re gonna “get to Sheets” he’ll have to drop the soap in the shower!
Hey, slow down there VD…. I mean VM.
blastings thrilledge 2-rbi single
GO NATS!!!!
not that i’m scoreboard watching.
see this was all part of the plan. Lastings and Anderson H. are still employed by the mets. They are covert agents sent to Washington to take out the phillies.
Can we send them Heilman too?
we want to help the Nats, not hurt them…
If you’re stealing here Jose, you need to absolutely make it.
Steal early please.
Uh oh, Daniel Murphy will be mad. They just called him David.
Why Jerry, has Reyes not stolen 2nd yet?
Yes, Daniel !
I’d make a comment about how you have to run on Kendall. But apparently Kendall’s throwing well this year.
Or am I just wrong about Kendall? Let me go look this up.
Yeah, Kendall came up with a great arm. Deteriorated. Awful years in 06 and 07.
Now he’s throwing real well again.
Go Murphy!
ok, David, fly ball, fly ball! please!
I’ll take a sacfly here.
Come on David……..please!!!!!!!!!!!
Big shock by MR. UNCLUTCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OVERRATED!!!!!!!!!!
Mr. Clutch stikes (out) again
C’mon David…at least a sac fly
Unbelievable.
Given Wright’s general inability to do much this season, it’s impressive that he should be a leading MVP candidate.
But it’s such empty numbers. LOL.
Deja Vu all over again. 1st and 3rd 1 out David Wright up and a strikeout.
I knew he would K after I saw his first swing and then the next two swings were even worse
Does he ever get the run home with less than 2 out? My God. Everyone jumps on AROD in clutch spots, Wright is just as bad.
arod junior
those were three sliders that didn’t slide. davis is a piece of s**t.
David is using the bat Delgado used earlier this season.
Ugh, every single pitch to David was a ball.
Forget about being considered for the MVP. Throw him 3 sliders away and he’ll pull off the ball everytime.
Reyes is 10 times the MVP Wright is. Wright has over 100 strikeouts.
Umm, no he doesn’t.
That would be number 96 right there.
He is in line with his career average for Ks. Don’t know what you’re trying to say here.
I think it’s really more that offense is down a lot this season.
Wright hasn’t done much and is 2nd in the NL in rbis, and 5th in runs.
Yeah, those aren’t the best measures of performance, but they’re something.
But they seem, at least from a perception POV, to be “soft” compared to other seasons he has had. This is not the first time this season he has come off like that over a stretch.
The man is hitting 50 points below his season’s average with men in scoring position. He looks like he swings for the fences all the time in those situations.
That was as bad an at bat by Wright as I’ve seen him take…bad approach, terrible swings…
Friggin’ Wright! Why has he abandoned his opposite field approach at the plate? Like Keith and Gary said, he looks like he is trying to hit a HR every time.
His stats, as nice as they seems, mask how soft a year he has been.
baseball stats are like a girl in a bikini, they show you alot but they dont show you everything
You know if he keeps having about 15 more of these soft seasons he would be an alltime great.
Do you really want to go there?
Wanna know what we mean by “soft?”
This year his “clutch” numbers are bad by his standards:
Scoring Position: .239
Scoring Position w/2 outs: .227
Man on 3rd with less than 2 outs: .273
Men on and 2 outs: .231
Second and third: .167
Bases loaded: .214
Yeah, I want 15 more seasons of this.
First he has to have 15 more of these types of seasons, which, of course, he may very well have. BTW you must love A-Rod.
those were 3 sliders that didn’t slide. those were 7 blls he threw and he swung at 3 of them. david sucks
The most “Un-Clutch” 103 RBIs I have ever seen in a Baseball season.
The said the same thing about A-Rod after he drove in 156 runs last year.
not surprised at all by that at bat by wright, he is horrible in those situatuions, especially lately
Because he has it in his head to hit for a HR instead of just making solid contact.
Maybe he needs to talk to Murphy and pick up a few tips. LOL!
yup. why would anyone ever throw Wright a FB? He looked like some 17 YO kid out of A ball in that AB. swung at all balls and looked terrible doing it.
this could have been the one chance in the game to get the lead, since no guarantee there will be another one.
that was horrid. just hit a fly ball. or at least don’t swing at three pitches that were not even close to strikes
im speechless
Please. Every fan knows Wright’s numbers are EMPTY. He has not had a good year. The 13 year old girls are the only ones who think he has had a clutch season.
Oh, do we have a 13 year old boy who is jealous?
You’re pretty dumb.
Lame.
In Wright’s “defense”, I will say that people underrate early runs, as far as importance goes.
that’s the game right there
remember when johan pitched against smoltz in april and they took out smoltz after 5 innings…this is the repeat of that game ( i think the mets lost 1-0, or 2-1)
they lost 3 – 1. (Heilman gave up 2 more runs to make it a 3-0 deficit before the Mets scored 1 in the top of the 9th)
This might be the one opportunity they have the rest of the game.
They had better hope they catch a break.
They already did, they get more time against the pen. Give it time, there is still plenty of game left.
time? unheard of with the debbie downers…every player has to deliver everytime or they get mad
No, but when you softest RBI producer can’t get the tying run in from third with less than 2 outs because he wants to make the highlight reel by hitting a 3-run bomb and was made to look foolish on three straight sliders, well it grates on the average Mets fans nerves.
you’re an idiot. just fyi.
Very disappointing inning…
For the record, I can’t stand Jeter, but I was flipping back and forth and I turn the Yanks on and Jeter is up with bases loaded and 2 out. You just know he is getting a hit. You just knew Wright was going to strike out.
You can almost see it on Wright’s face that he expected to strike-out in that situation. Went up to the plate with no confidence.
If Howard Johnson cannot see that David is pulling off and doesn’t start suggesting he should look to go opposite field …. He could be the worst hitting coach in baseball.. This is obvious to my grandmother … who can’t understand why he stopped going the other way..
This has been going on for two weeks …. WAKE UP HOJO
what else do they want? sheets out. first and third with one out. that run has to score. let’s just hope johan holds them one or two more. fate will probably set in and the brewers will put something on the board here.
We should move Wright further down in the order to put less pressure on him. Maybe put Beltran 3rd and see how it plays out, but Wright never comes through in these big spots.
Even Wright has stated that he has been awful all season in those type of situations. If he’d had a decent season in those type of situations, he’d have over 120 rbis. I believe he has more of those type of at bats than anyone else in the league.
Now that conversation (regarding the sausage race) was hilarious. Gary is too much….
The bottom line is Wright is very good player. He is not great and he is not clutch. He will have to prove me otherwise.
I am sure he goes into every game thinking about that chance to prove to you that he is great and clutch.
you know it’s on the top of his mind…i know i think about it everyday….
Wright is clutch. Based on his historical stats. But he is having a bad clutch season.
He can easily make up for it by having a great September in clutch situations.
They need him to in order to take this division.
yep. here it comes
therealsince1986 is nothing more than a blind fan. Everyone is great. The team is awesome. Just shut your mouth.
as opposed to the guy who only shows up when the mets are losing to bash his supposed favorite team…your schtick is old dude
Or maybe he isn’t any incessant whiner like you every time something doesn’t go the Mets way?
Nope, I can see very well. I have insulted quite a few players over my time. I don’t see all the reason to talk about how Wright sucks however. He has not had a good season with RISP. The entire team has struggled there. My point is the guy is 2nd in the NL in RBI and is in the top 10 in lot of other catagories. He may be in line for another gold glove, yet the guy is a bumb?
Calling Wright a bum is off-base. But lets also not ignore the fact that if you look at his numbers closely, he is having an awful year in clutch situations. And those situations directly influence the Mets chances of success.
No doubt, however the over all numbers still show he is producing runs sometime.
Yes he is. Not saying he is hitting .000 with RISP, but his numbers show that this year he has had minimal impact.
I would rather have 90 RBIs that are of maximum impact than 120 RBIs of minimal overall impact.
But isn’t that the way most people here and those that root for the team in the Bronx look at A-Rod?
Do you guys realize Wright hit about .310 with RISP last year? Do you realize that Reyes was the team’s best in 06 and then the worst in 07?
Sometimes stats can be manipulated. All of you Beane-heads who love all of these stats should also know that there is no such thing as “clutch” hitting over a career.
My guess is that if Wright finishes his career with a .300 avg, that his avg with RISP will be .300.
New Mets batting order
1. Reyes
2. Murphy/ Castillo/Evans
3. Beltran
4. Delgado
5. Wright
6. Tatis/ Church
7. Easley
8. Schnieder/ other catcher
9. pitcher
This 3,4,5 combination they won with in 06′ maybe we should go back to it.
It’s amazing how quickly some of you have forgotten how he carried our offense in the 2nd half last year.
Carried us to what? A collapse?
Do you know how baseball works?
How stupid are you?
Seriously?
.364/.465/.596 in the second half last year.
I’m sure those are “empty” numbers though.
If you recall, he was like this in the 2006 post season. Wright has the tendency in tight situations to forget everything that has made him a good hitter. He forgets about driving the ball up the middle or the other way and starts to try to pull everything and flies way open. He doesn’t wait back.
damn damn
Damn. Really lost his concentration there.
Looked away for a second, was that a wild pitch?
Balk.
Hopefully, Johan will now be so pissed at himself that he’s going to bear down and strike out the next 6 or so batters.
unreal.
September collapse 2008 has begun……….
1. Murphy’s dumb bunt in the 1st
2. Reyes’ stupid steal attempt
3. Wright’s latest UN-CLUTCH moment
4. Santana balk
you are a bozo
His post are so hollow, no substance. He is not clutch at all. In fact his post only show up when we are losing. The definition of unclutch.
Don’t you have some homework to do?
My thoughts exactly. Here we go again.
Dude, you’re just making my head hurt….
OH NO!
Worst case scenario tied for 1st after tonight!!
Insurmountable!!!!
that didnt take long
He’s obviously a troll, just ignore him.
at least your team is beating the tigers
that is just a huge huge mistake that has a good chance of possibly costing them this game.
Not if the mets don’t score at all.
true. but the game changes in a lot of ways now that they are down two.
Every one of you ENJOY ANOTHER SEASON OF NO PLAYOFFS.
LICK MY BALLZ.
Will do!
nap time?
Proving of course that he is that jealous 13 year old.
if you blame santana for this lost, because of a balk, how about looking at the met offense
Very good point. Couple, 3 runs here, it would be a hall different ball game.
Looks like Carlos is trying to get it going…..
#whole
gotta be kidding me…
Santana has got to know better than that seriously.
i will bet he has never done that in his career… but hey hes wearing a Mets jersey
They pointed out it was his second balk of this season.
i meant in such a spot.. 1 run game and 2 outs…
Beltran!
If only we could see more of Beltran from the right side.
except for the fact he is a better left handed batter, sure.
im saying it right now, we dont score after this leadoff double the game is over
if we dont
Johan is pitching a gem. he’s made one mistake. Murphy should have caught that ball in the first anyway. But all is moot, if the mets can’t score a run or two.
LETS GO PHILS!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE LEAVE.
You offer nothing of value to this site. Go over to a Phillie site where your insight will be appreciated.
He was on all wednesday being a d-ck until the phils choked and then dissappered
He is prob. banned over there too for crimes against basic intelligence.
As a means to compare Wright 2007 vs Wright 2008 with Runners in Scoring Position.
2007 158ABs .310 7HRs 76RBIs 36BBs 31Ks
2008 to date 165ABs .242 4HRs 68RBIs 24BBs 28Ks
If he were h
way to get the runner over church………you concussion getting loser!!!
Aren’t you losing to the Nationals?
You’ve got to be kidding me with that comment.
I’m having no trouble predicting how this inning is going…
THE PHILS WILL BE IN 1ST BY FRIDAY NIGHT……….AND YOU WILL FOLD AS YOU DID LAST YEAR!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
ur getting beat up by the nats, i wouldnt b talking
You’re bad at this.
Nats 2, Phillies zip.
i have 0 confidence in evans here, hopefully i am proven wrong
Looks like “bringbackolerud5″ went into a phonebooth and came back as Supertroll ChokeartistMets.
LOL !
DAVID WRIGHT COULD NOT HOLD UTLEY’S JOCK STRAP………….
HOWARD MAY HIT FOR LOW AVERAGE BUT HE IS CLUTCH, SOMETHING WRIGHT IS NOT………
SUCK IT LOSERS………………………..
Mostly because Utley does not have a jock strap. Myers told him not to wear one. He misses his wife too much.
its only a matter of time before Utley gets one in the face, you’re lucky bug Z didn’t pitch yesterday because he probably would have done it.
Hey aren’t you the guy who was making fun of us during the phily game and then ran away like gutless coward as soon as things turned bad for your team? Man your a loser get the heck out of this board.
I wish the trolls would get a little more creative at this point.
THE METS HAVE POTENTINAL POST-SEASON COMMERCIALS…………..JUST LIKE LAST YEAR………THAT REALLY WORKED………
OMAR “YOU KNOW WHAT I SAYIN” MINAYA MUST BE PROUD OF THIS BUNCH…………….
HE IS PROBABLY ON A FLIGHT TO THE DOMINICAN OR SOMETHING
Way to make the most of a gift wrapped division title last season. I think you led in the post season for one more inning than the Mets.
Whoa, Marlon.
Didn’t know he was still on the team.
WE DUMPED MARLON LIKE 6 YEARS AGO………….LOL
LETS GO PHILS
Hey where were you Wednesday when we beat you guys? huh
we need a walk and a huge clutch hit by nando
Welcome back, Marlon !
3 RUN HOMER HOWARD IN TOP OF 4TH……….
3-2 PHILS!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
yeah, thats not gonna happen.
Whoa, watching a game in an alternate dimension?
Thats pretty cool man.
FERNANDO TATIS…..HAHAHAHAHAHHAAHH
YOU WOULD HAVE A SHOT HERE IF IT WAS 1999!!!
LOSERS
BREAKING NEWS = METS FAN EAT POOP
KENDRICK SETTLING IN…………….PHILS UP 3-2…….YOU’RE SCREWED
I bet this guy thinks he is Abe Lincoln too.
LOL – time for your meds, ace.
Come on chokeartistmets.
You don’t sound as inspired today, you’re recycling too many old lines.
Well, he did say we ate poop. That was a pretty creative use of a word he probably just learned during his potty training.
Oh, here we go. Bases loaded.
please don’t feed the troll, people.
reyes, o please reyes, anything but a little pop up
he gets a hit here, more clutch than wright for the team mvp
METS ALWAYS GET A HIT WITH THE BASES LOADED…………….LOL
JOSE “NO HEART” REYES WILL DO HIS USUAL CRAP…..HE AIN’T NO J ROLL
You mean a one year wonder? No Reyes has been good for a while.
don’t worry after jose rips a bases clearing triple philly choke on c-ck guy will be gone
AT LEAST WRIGHT IS NOT UP…………………..LOL
NO WONDER OMAR DOES NOT LIKE WHITE PLAYERS….LOOK AT WRIGHT….HE LICKS BALLZ
That was a strike?
WHAT AN UNCLUTCH TEAM………..YOU GUYS SUCK!!!!!!!!!!
HOWARD – 2006 MVP
ROLLINS – 2007 MVP
WE OWN YOU
You should prob. sell then. You have sucked against us this season.
THAT”S ONE !
Alright!
I’ll take it.
Reyes needs to stop stepping into the bucket at the plate against lefties. Stay on his back leg and drive the ball.
wild pitch NICE!
Well, this is the best time for my mlb.tv to fall apart. Oh well.
YOU CAN ONLY SCORE WHEN ANOTHER TEAM HANDS YOU A RUN
What happen to your 2 Run HR for Howard? 3 up and 3 down vs. the Nats.
Hahaha Marlon.
YOU UNCLUTCH PIECES OF GARBAGE…………….
YOU THINK ROLLINS GETS THAT HIT IN 2007 WHEN HE NEEDED IT………….DAMN RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU ARE SO DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You think he gets it this season?
Hey! A-Hole! You are loosing to the Nationals!!
made up for the balk, so basically we are back to 1-0
well…at least we got one run in…
Mota next, haha
Yes!
lol this guy is funny, considering his team is getting no hit by tim redding
Phillies hitless through 4. Oh, and that’s against the NATs.
Like the Phils wont win today…………please!!!!!!!!!!
we all know
1. Mets wont come back and win
2, Phils will come back and win
SUCK IT
Sounds like you still haven’t taken your meds yet, ace.
Hummm, Figgy on the mound.
FIGGY!!! i have a bad feeling bout this
lol @ the wright hate. i’m sure you retards would rather have derek jeter on your team.
No thanks. Nor Arod, for that matter.
One guy earlier did. He was commenting on how he knew that Jeter would get a hit and Wright would strike out. I guess the only thing that matters is RISP.
Yes, Jeter is a bum. Don’t know how he lasted all these years. He’s the worst SS in the history of baseball.
BTW they don’t play the same position and Jeter is quite a bit older than Wright and on the downside of his career.
well he is actually one of the worst fielding SS in the league. bottom 3.
and i know they don’t play the same position. of course, if jeter were the team player he’s supposed to be, he would’ve moved to 3rd for the best hitting shortstop in the history of baseball.
Nelson Figueroa?????????? You guys suck!!!
Lidge, Romero, Durbin, Madson, Condrey – WE ARE LOADED
Why did you leave off Rudy Seanez?
you got it sort of right…we know you are loaded
And welcome back, Figgy. Looking good.
good job figgy, this is a huge inning against gagne or mota
Way to go, Figgy!
Great job Figgy.
HMMMMMMMMMMMM, I WONDER WHAT DAVID WRIGHT WILL DO THIS INNING…………………………………..
ONE AUTOMATIC OUT FOR SURE!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHHAA
why dont you stop posting these absurd comments and teach kyle kendrick how to pitch
Hitless thru 4……..
Still haven’t taken your meds.
What’s the score over there in your game? Kendrick can’t seem to get the Nats out today. 1st and 2nd no outs.
dude get a life! phillies fans are just as bad a yankee fans
At least the Yankees have one something instead of being the losingest franchise in the history of the game.
Won something.
no monday morning QB here… I been clamouring for them to use Figeroa… so… good call on my part… thank you.
And good call, Sir.
Thanks Figgy! I always thought they sent you do a little too soon… ;)
oops * down
KENDRICK ESCAPES THE JAM……….HAHAHAHAHA
Umm no actually he gave up a triple and let a run score
Man you are bad luck for your team. No wonder they don’t want you on their site.
Nats 3, Phills zip.
HAHAHAHAHA
Listen chokeartist. You’re playing the Nats, we’re playing the Brewers, let’s not forget that the mets will have 12 games in a row v.s the nats and the Braves. If you think the Phillies are going to win the division they’d best build up a lead by the end of this week.
kyle kendrick settling into a willie harris RBI triple. 3-0. 76 pitches
WHO WANTS TO BET WRIGHT DOES NOTHING HERE??????????????????
YOU ALL KNOW HE WONT DO JACK SH#T
the mets haaaaamerrrr. haha
dwright make this productive please
Alright Murph!
Very nice, Daniel. Just gotta love this kid. Now if we could just teach him to play LF like Beltran plays center…..
Crime Dog McMurph…(sorry)
man on second 0 outs and the heart of the order coming up….whats gunna happen???
alright, time to sack up and get a runner home
Chokeartistmets, if you spend so much time on your computer trying to annoy the crap out of us how come you cant find out the score on your own game.
man, c(h)ristian guzman is on fire. double. 4-0
DAVID WRIGHT SUCKS BALL HAIRS
LOL, why is this guy still here? Look at your score against the Nats.
Nats 6, Phills zip.
Take your meds.
hey buttwipe..against all warnings i still have to respond to you based on your screenname.. THIS AIN’T 2007 PHOLLY FAN.. GO THE F*** HOME! Your team is going down to the NATS!
6-0 nats.
why are you fools responding to the philly troll?
I know, I know. Really shouldn’t take advantage of the mentally challenged.
WHERE ARE ALL YOU WRIGHT LOVERS??????????
WHAT AN OVERRATED PIECE OF HUMAN GARBAGE!!!!!!
He is having a rough day – no doubt.
BUT YOUR PHILLIES ARE HAVING A WORSE ONE LOSING 6-0
Actually I’m still here, Wright is a great player who is struggling right now. Everyone struggles, duh.
Agreed! Still love him!
LETS GO METS
david wright= day off tomorrow
delgado, beltran i mean come on, its eric gagne not mo rivera
why bother talking to a phiillies fan on this site??? what a loser
dont even pay him any mind
Jayson Stark had a stat last week that Wright is 3rd or 4th in the majors in runners on base that are NOT driven in.
who cares dude? lets just win games
that’s because he’s come up so many times in those situations. if he doesn’t succeed at a very high rate he’s going to leave a lot of guys on.
Yeah I saw that. RNBI. Wasn’t surprised to see Wright high up on the list. Wish it wasn’t that way, but it is what it is.
Wright has got to shorten his swing a little and try and make contact.
arod jr
c’mon, he has been great with numbers in RISP over his career. But by all means, if you don’t want him on the Mets fine. I’m sure every other team would love to have him.
WOOOOOOOOOO
booo yaaaaaa
DELGADOOOOOOOO
mvpppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
owwwwwwwwwwwww
MVP
CARLOS DELGADO !!
Take that, Choker Boy !
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!
HE DEL-GOT-IT!
DELGADDO!!!!!!
DELGADO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Clutch?
MVP MVP MVP
Also, hahahahaha Gagne!!
W0000000000000000000000000000000000000000t
Now THAT is a clutch player!
Memo to Wright,…go back to the opposite field approach before you make a fool of yourself in September.
see??? stop being F…ing negative….
Lay off wright
lay off beltran
lay off delgado
lay off castilo
AND LETS JUST WIN!!!!!
y lay off wright???
he hasnt done SH** when it matters
i totally agree. its not a contest over who can get the big hit. I promise you, wright will have a few big ones down the stretch if this team wants to win the division.
MVP MVP MVP MVP
how can ppl say wright is more of an MVP than Delgado after doing this all yr
Delgado…Del GAD IT! Hey chokeartist, how’s your team doing against future Hall of Famer Tim Redding?
HEY WRIGHT MAYBE U SHOULD LEARN A LESSON FROM DELGADO
Bye, Bye, Choker Boy.
eric gagne time baby!!!!!!!!!
hey phiilie fan on the board
meet your 2008 nl mvp carlos delgado
GAGNE!!
Where did all the Phillies fans go?
Oh, you’re getting no hit by Tim Redding hahahaha
i don’t want to hear anyone say wright for mvp…… his numbers are 100% “not in the clutch” totally agree with metsfan… flushing arod…….. thank goodness delgado found his clutch hitting this year…… this team would be in the dumps…….
Waitaminute. it is only top of 8th. The Mets bullpen is in.
Certainly NOT over.
“He saved their bacon”
LOL
That was clutch…….I give you that………
Delgado is everything that poster boy prima-donna Wright is not
GET THE F OUT. NOW UR KISSIN OUR BUTT. WATCH UR TEAM GET NO HIT BY TIM REDDING
This guys gotta be like 12 years old he hasn’t made a good point all day
Go watch you team get no-hit!
4-2!
Welcome back, Church.
And that should be it for the philly choke boy today…enjoy your bowl of crack.
If a one year overrated wonder like Rollins can win MVP last year, then Delgado should surely get it.
All Right, Churchie !!
Woo – Hoo !!!!!!!!!!!!
eric gagne clap clap clap clap
eric gagne clap clap clap clap
eric gagne clap clap clap clap
Thank god for Eric Gagne.
6 more outs needed from the Pen. Haven’t we been here before?
If it were 1 out needed I would still be worried.
Take that ump, that’s for squeezing Santana.
Hey chokeartist, I’ve missed most of the season….what’s the Mets’ record against the Phillies this year?
i believe the mets won 11 of 16
10 of 15.
Yeah, that’s correct…I was just being a wise a–
11 of 16 10 of 15 same thing. the fact is we whooped their butts all year except the game last tuesday
SSSSSH! Don’t upset him. The 6-0 shellacking the Phillies are getting from the Nats has him quite upset.
Beltran & Church keepin the rally goin! Nice!
Bill Hall — look what I found!
greetings from dublin ieland. did anyone say MVP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
stokes in the 8th
and then let ayala close
Someone left in an awful hurry.
I think people need to lay off Wright a little bit, the guy isn’t even in his prime and will probably break most of the Mets offensive records before all is said and done. And lets not forget he was great with RISP, its just that these numbers tend to fluctuate. Just looks at Jose Reyes’ RISP numbers over his career.
r u an idiot? have u not seen his past 2 at bats
I don’t think I’m an idiot? Why would I be?
Your not an idiot, you are a true fan. Real fans support their players, not insult them. I like Dave very much too, and we all know what he is capable of. He will come around.
Plus the guy could benefit from a day off here and there, methinks…
Agreed. Dave is young and I think that he has an incredible career ahead of him. I can easily see him in the hall of fame someday. His team spirit, enthusiasm and dedication is very admirable. It is very refreshing to see a player like Dave. I respect Dave very much, and being so close in age to him, I find inspiration in his approach to the game. He is one of my Hero’s. Although I have no desire to be an athlete, the way he utilizes his talent and approaches his work is something that I admire very much and that inspires me to do the same in my work.
nats 6-0 no hitter through 5 for redding
mets 4-2
hold this game down and its going to be a happy day for us met fans
Figgy staying in against the heart of the order…
Please God dont let the bull pen F this up.
AMEN!!! my sentiments exactly…
Sounded like Keith just called him “Gag nee” lol
Of course, I’m not going to get too excited. I’ve seen this bullpen too much. I’ll be dying inside for the next inning and a half.
I hope Tim “Cy” Redding keeps it up. And I hope JRoll and friends are scoreboard watching in DC.
Here we go. Two of the longest innings of the game.
Carlos Delgado is the definition of MVP.. Can’t believe in the final season of Shea we will hear MVP chants for Delgado…. Worlds have collided!!!
God love the Nats. Dodgers, Braves, now the Phillies. They are not going to stay this hot, I think that’s nearly certain, so thank heavens the Phillies get them now!
bobby parnell… put him in next… let’s do it
this ump is garbage
everyone relax, its going to be alright
put it in the MFin books!
Here we go! Never can make it easy!
oh boy here we go again
get the revolving door going.
and now enters our star reliever feliciano to save the day
i’m ok with him against the lefty fielder, but that is the only batter he gets
he cant even get lefties out most of the time
except now
Plenty of arms in that BP. I don’t care if they have to use them all to get this done.
Hmmmmmmmmm, I wonder if your pen will blow this!!!!!!! LOL
Dude, how old are u? Your getting blown out and talking s*** here.. Get the f**** outta here a hole..
i missed u chokeartist. hows the no hitter going
Hey Choker,, are you going to get a hit today? what are you doing here.. you should be on the Phollies blog whining and bitchng about everything and how miserable they are..
Braun is just unreal.. This kid is putting up insane numbers… 3-4 and he’s been on fire…. Dangerous hitter…
my goodness, it’s opposite day! no offense early, get all the runs late.
But what the heck is wrong with DWtoday? Must have left his game in Fla.
and of course, they get the lead and the pen can’t do anything easy.
ill take it, 5 more folks
lol I like your name
Next……
big K by Feliciano.
Great job Pedro. I love the mix and match game, it was my favorite gameshow as a kid.
The National’s announcers just gave some of the credit to the Nat’s offense picking up to Anderson Hernandez. How bad does your offense have to be to start out with to have A-Hern be an upgrade?
Nats bad?
Well AHern has been insanely hot. It won’t last, he does have a great glove though.
He will probably turn into a super star now that the Mets traded him. Murphy’s low.
*law
Redding no hitter through 5.
Philly fans are so cute. Must be the result of their teams never winning any championships in any sport. Losing makes them so adorable.
actually philly won the championship in arena football
Jaworski’s!
I am sure the city is beaming with pride after that accomplishment. I heard they are erecting a statue of Bon Jovi next to the Rocky statue.
remember when the fans used to rip Willie for doing the exact same thing that Manuel has done the past few weeks?
what happened to these defined roles?
I’m not defending Willie but some things are easier said than done.
I’m just happy the team is winning.
People were just looking for reasons to rip Willie after the collapse. I honestly don’t think he was that bad a manager. However, I also don’t think he was that good either.
way to go joe!
4 more folks, is it just me or the shadows are making it seem these balls getting hit or fouled off
Nice K, Joe.
attaboy joey
there goes the no hitter stupid victorino
YEEESSS JOE SMITH
wooo!
Very, very nice, Joey.
wooooo
the new and improved met bullpenn
haha
our bullpen is dominant
lol
Is that Gary Cohen? Don’t jinx us!
why does shane victorino have to ruin everything
Whoa!
Great job by the pen!
BIG TIME JOE.
victorino is probably my least favorite player in the major leagues
That being said, how many games would we be up on the Phillies if he played LF for us?
yeah, but he is damn good. same thing with utley.
o well no hitter gone,
but i will enjoy the phills losing 6- to the red hot nats
6-0
Shutout gone too…allow me to say “I hate Victorino”.
man, these Met pitchers are going to drive me crazy.
Figgy looks great for an inning and then inning #2 gives up a long double. Feliciano looked great for a batter as did Smith for 2, but next time out they won’t be able to get an out.
anyone think Reyes gets a shot to close today?
hes not here today. hes coming tomorrow
reyes isnt here yet….he will be there tomorrow
he is not there
Don’t think he’s there yet. Said he was finishing out the season in Binghamton(?) and would probably join the team later today.
thanks. didn’t catch that.
I would think they will wait until a less stress full opprotunity.
If Figgy’s a guy who can give us one solid inning, that’s no small thing, considering this bullpen.
Nice job Joe Smith! Considering our pen’s woes, he’s been pretty solid for us. Not perfect (who is?), but compared to our other arms in the bullpen, he’s been quite good.
and he is still maturing. He really didn’t play much in the minors. Maybe 1 year?
proboblu ayala for the ninth? right?
thats what i would guess
well well look who it is. Guillermo Mota.
my goodness, 3 straight Ks from the Mets pen? Has that happened before this year (at least without Wagner?)
Wow, Mota coming in! Time to pile on the runs!
lets put up a few on this bum too.
anyone want to see parnell in the 9th, even though we know its probably going to be ayala
not me, Parnell has been awful. I’d rather see him in a no pressure situation
No hitter gone… I wouldn’t mind a shut out though… Funny watching the Phollies choke against the Nats this year.. Lets see what happens.. Our bully looks solid today… Lets add on some runs boys..
aa
Phils got a run, top of the 6th.
Its Mota, we should get like 6 runs… I hate this guy….
Quasi-MOTA
Reyes has like an eleven game hitting streak?
Maybe DWright can watch Reyes on how you actually hit the ball the other way, since he seems to have forgotten
good start…another run would make me feel much more confident
Come on, Jose. What are you doing there?
And that, I hate to say, is why he won’t be MVP. Not baseball-savvy enough.
Nice move Jose… against Mota no less..
WTF Reyes
Don Mattingly> Is that who Murphy stands like? Thats what brewers announcers said. BTW, these announcers are soooo much better than the crap the NL east rivals put in the booth.
Yea, I think I’ve heard Cerrone make that comparison a couple of times.
I think he’s more like Wally Joyner… I don’t see the Mattingly thing all that much
Agreed. Unlike most road games, I haven’t had to put my computer on mute.
I’ve heard the SNY booth say that too.
btw where is Uecker? (sp?)
ok david, redeem yourself!
Murphy is the man
O.K., 3 more outs Luis……..
D Wright in September… not a good start
nervous with Ayala coming in…not gonna lie
I’m not confident in Ayala’s health… the groin
Everybody hold your breath!!
Terrible game for Wright today. I’m sure he’ll bounce back though…hopefully tomorrow.
damnit….stupid ump cost us Beltran.
he’s hurt? he’d out? … my wife changed the channel for a minute
right knee contusion.
everyone is saying how good rincon is well where is he
Oh, NO! Hope that ‘right knee contusion’ by Beltran is not serious.
Great Beltran out
Damnit. Beltran hurt his knee. Hope it’s nothing big.
What’s with Beltran coming out?
sorry…
but even so, I would have left Castillo in at 2nd, and put Easley in LF for Murphy.
THAT UMP… I mean, get outta the way fool
Exactly. Looked like he wasn’t even paying attention to Beltran who was sliding in……
That’s one…..
might be bad he had offseason knee surgery
FKN IDIOT UMP
beltran is fine…………you know gansta jerry dont mess around
just being safe……plus chavez can play that D!!
MLB commissioner office oughtta credit us with 5 extra winds b/c of that stupid ump
so the F down Kendall
Nice K. That’s two…….
1 more, c’mon Ayala!
That’s two straight scoreless games for the bullpen and 6 innings in total. Let’s hope its the sign of things turning around
Heck yeah!
GAME OVER !
Met’s win it.
Woo – Hoo !!
the new and improved met bullpen folks
lets go nats!!!!!
Ayala looked real good, great job
Bruised knee and will be day to day. Expect a day off tomorrow, can prob. pinch hit.
ONE MORE….
YES YES YES! HUGE WIN!
Brad Nelson looks like a fat Ryan Church
HUGE WIN!!!!
Woooooo!
TREMENDOUS WIN
Great win….September 2008 already feels a little different doesn’t it?
don’t want to pee on your parade, but I seem to recall that the beginning of september 2007 went pretty well too.
Everyone remembers the 7 game lead, but on 8/31 they were only about 1 or 2 up. They padded the lead in early September to even get up to the 7.
Yeah, but this time we don’t have Glavine. That has got to help us. :-)
CHOKE ON THIS! Heck of a win.
Well if we do win the division we’ll be facing the Brewers, and its nice to knwo their bullpen is not a whole lot better than ours.
Nats are starting to make it interesting :( 6-2 bases loaded with Phils
The Nats are pulling a choke here…. Same old NATS..
I think if the beltran injury was serious, he wouldnt have played the 8th in the OF. I bet it started to swell and they wanted to get ice on it right away. and they dont lose defense with endy out there
Phils down 4 with bases loaded in 2 outs…hugge out here.
Okay, Sheets is gone. Let’s take the series…
Thank you Delgado, this is one more big game the Mets owe ya’. Comeback player of the year.
big win. Great job by the pen.
Now, let’s go Neise!
I am actually expecting a Binghamton/N.O. game. Neise goes as far as he can (5 would be huge!) then they bring in Parnell as the long man.
Any combo of those 2 guys to get them 7-8 innings without too many runs would be huge.
ANd plezse Washington, hold on to win this game!
Washington’s pen has walked in a run and hit a batter with the bases loaded…not looking good but still up by three with bases juiced.
Wait, did Beltran hurt his knee sliding INTO THE UMP?
Jesus. We should sue or something.
Yeah, it was ridiculous.
Meanwhile, back in Washington, our old friend Pat Burrell just worked a bases-loaded walk to force in the 2nd run…and the same reliever just hit Coste with a pitch to force in the 3rd run.
whew.
2 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP, but only 3 runs. Middle of 6th, WAS 6 PHL 3.
Sigh. Welcome to September, where we have to care about a freakin’ Phils/Nats game of all things.
Hmmm…they need to get nine more outs, eh? Too bad we don’t have anyone from our pen to send them.
What they need is Luis Ayala.
Damn Beltran’s injury might be serious.
Yeah Jerry is not making me feel better about Beltran right now. Hopefully its just a bone bruise or something. Ugh!!
I doubt it’s serious it was just a little collision. Maybe he’ll take the day off tomorrow. But it can’t be that bad. It’s not like he pulled something.
the difference between this yr and last yr was that this r we actually have a starting rotation…last yr our rotation was horrible..this yr there are two starters i have 100 % confidence in(pelf and johan), 1 pitcher who i am 90% confident in (Olliee) and 1 pitcher i have aboout 85% confidence in (Pedro)…….Last yr was not even close to that
Dont worry mets fans we will make it this yr!!!!!
we just have to take care of washington towards the end of the season!!lol
- we all know
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- 1. Mets wont come back and win
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- 2, Phils will come back and win
Your powers are beyond our comprehension, Nostradomus.